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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • falsify/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo fake evidence or records.
  • falter/ˈfɒltə/verbC14 meaningsTo lose strength or steadiness for a moment and nearly stop.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • fare/ˈfɛə/nounB22 meaningsThe price paid to travel on public transport.
  • fashion/ˈfæʃ.ən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe style of clothes that is popular now.
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/ˈfað(ə)m/
verbC12 meanings
To understand something puzzling, after some effort.
  • fawn/fɔːn/verbC12 meaningsTo flatter somebody with excessive attention.
  • ferment/fəˈmɛnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo let food change through living cultures.
  • fester/ˈfɛstə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow infected.
  • fetch/fɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo go to where something is and bring it back.
  • fiddle/ˈfɪd(ə)l/verbB23 meaningsTo touch or handle something restlessly with the fingers.
  • file/faɪl/nounB15 meaningsA document, photo or piece of data saved on a computer.
  • filter/ˈfɪltə/nounB15 meaningsA device or material that liquid, air or light passes through so unwanted parts are held back.
  • find/ˈfɑjnd/verbA15 meaningsTo get to something or someone you were looking for.
  • flail/fleɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo wave the arms about wildly.
  • flank/flænk/nounB24 meaningsThe side of an animal or person, between the ribs and the hip.
  • flap/flæp/verbB24 meaningsTo move wings or something flat up and down through the air.
  • flash/flæʃ/nounA26 meaningsA sudden short burst of light.
  • flatter/ˈflætɚ/verbC13 meaningsTo praise somebody too much, usually to get something from them.
  • flaunt/flɔːnt/verbC1To show something off to make others notice.
  • flay/fleɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo strip the skin off.
  • fleck/flɛk/nounC12 meaningsA small patch or particle of colour.
  • fleece/fliːs/nounB1+2 meaningsThe whole woolly coat of a sheep.
  • flex/flɛks/verbB22 meaningsTo bend and tighten a muscle or joint.
  • flick/flɪk/verbB25 meaningsTo move something with one quick light stroke of a finger, wrist or tail.
  • flicker/ˈflɪkə/verbC12 meaningsTo shine or burn with an unsteady, wavering light.
  • flinch/ˈflɪnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make a sudden small movement from fear or pain.
  • fling/ˈflɪŋ/verbB25 meaningsTo throw something with force and little care.
  • flock/flɒk/nounB14 meaningsA group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • flog/flɒɡ/verbC12 meaningsTo beat somebody as a punishment.
  • flounder/ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/verbC12 meaningsTo struggle clumsily without making progress.
  • flourish/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful.
  • flout/flaʊt/verbC1To break a rule openly and without shame.
  • fluff/flʌf/nounB24 meaningsSoft light fibres that come off cloth and collect on clothes, in pockets and in corners.
  • flutter/ˈflʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo move the wings in quick light beats, or to move lightly in the air.
  • foil/fɔɪl/nounB1+4 meaningsVery thin sheet metal, used in the kitchen for wrapping and covering.
  • foist/fɔɪst/verbC1To force something unwanted on somebody.
  • fold/ˈfəʊld/verbA24 meaningsTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.
  • foot/fʊt/nounA14 meaningsThe part of the body at the end of the leg, which you stand on.
  • forage/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search widely for food or supplies.
  • ford/fɔːd/verbC1To cross a stream by wading.
  • foreclose/fɔːˈkləʊz/verbC1To take back a property when the loan is not repaid.
  • forestall/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/verbC1To act first so as to prevent something.
  • forfeit/ˈfɔː.fɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lose something as a penalty for breaking a rule or failing a duty.
  • forge/fɔːd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe hearth or workshop where metal is heated and beaten.
  • forgive/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo stop feeling angry at somebody for what they did.
  • forgo/fɔːˈɡəʊ/verbC1To go without something you could have had.
  • formulate/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo work an idea out into a precise, carefully worded form.
  • forsake/fɔːˈseɪk/verbC1To abandon somebody or something for good.
  • fortify/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo strengthen a place against attack.
  • fox/fɒks/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal with red fur and a bushy tail.
  • fracture/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/nounB24 meaningsA break or crack, especially in a bone.
  • franchise/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/nounC14 meaningsThe right to sell a company's goods or services under its name, and the business run that way.
  • fray/fɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo come apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • frequent/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening many times within a short period.
  • fret/fɹɛt/verbB22 meaningsTo worry continually over small things.
  • fry/fɹaɪ/verbB13 meaningsTo cook food in hot fat or oil in a pan.
  • function/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/nounB15 meaningsThe job or purpose that a thing or a person exists to do.
  • funnel/ˈfʌnəl/nounB1+4 meaningsA cone-shaped tube used for pouring liquid or powder into a narrow opening.
  • fur/fɜː/nounB14 meaningsThe thick soft hair covering an animal's body.